&nbsp256 &nbspFXUS01 KWBC 090752 &nbspPMDSPD &nbsp &nbspSHORT RANGE FORECAST DISCUSSION &nbspNWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD &nbsp252 AM EST SAT MAR 9 2019 &nbsp &nbspVALID 12Z SAT MAR 9 2019 - 12Z MON MAR 11 2019 &nbsp &nbsp...STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE A VARIETY OF &nbspSIGNIFICANT WEATHER IMPACTS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PART OF &nbspTHE NATION THIS WEEKEND... &nbsp &nbspTHE WEATHER WILL BE QUITE ACTIVE ACROSS A LARGE PART OF THE NATION &nbspTHIS WEEKEND AS A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS AND &nbspINTENSIFIES ACROSS THE PLAINS AND THEN TRACKS NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS &nbspTHE UPPER MIDWEST AND GREAT LAKES REGION BY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS &nbspIS IN RESPONSE TO A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE APPROACHING FROM &nbspTHE ROCKIES EARLY SATURDAY. THE ATMOSPHERIC INGREDIENTS WILL BE &nbspIN PLACE FOR A MAJOR WINTER STORM FROM NEBRASKA TO WISCONSIN, AND &nbspTHE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE &nbspEASTERN DAKOTAS AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT &nbspTIGHTENS AND WINDS INCREASE TO OVER 35 MPH. WINTER STORM WARNINGS &nbspARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHEAST MONTANA TO WESTERN &nbspWISCONSIN, AND SOME OF THESE AREAS COULD GET 6 TO 12 INCHES OF &nbspSNOW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. &nbsp &nbspFARTHER SOUTH AND EAST, HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL &nbspBE MAKING WEATHER HEADLINES AS A WARM AND HUMID AIR MASS SURGES &nbspNORTHWARD FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE &nbspSTORMS THAT DEVELOP WILL BECOME CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG WINDS, &nbspLARGE HAIL AND ALSO SOME TORNADOES FROM THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TO &nbspTHE OHIO VALLEY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER &nbspCONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT ACROSS EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND &nbspWESTERN TEXAS ON SATURDAY WITH DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS. &nbsp &nbspELSEWHERE, THE EASTERN U.S. WILL GENERALLY BE COOLER THAN NORMAL &nbspTHROUGH SATURDAY, FOLLOWED BY A WARM-UP BY SUNDAY AHEAD OF THE &nbspSTORM SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE MIDWEST, BUT ONE EXCEPTION WILL &nbspBE THE NORTHEAST WHERE HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVING FROM SOUTHEAST &nbspCANADA WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES NOTABLY COLDER. RAIN IS LIKELY FOR &nbspPARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH AN OFFSHORE LOW &nbspPRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKING WEST OF THE REGION. &nbsp &nbspD. HAMRICK &nbsp &nbspGRAPHICS AVAILABLE AT &nbspWWW.WPC.NCEP.NOAA.GOV/BASICWX/BASICWX_NDFD.PHP &nbsp &nbsp